Yeah, I mean... there will always be bad actors that will use these tools in a negative way but on the whole, I think it's positive. I don't envy the folks having to sort through the tons of garbage posts being created entirely by AI, but it's not much different than plagiarism and we already did that on-chain.
For what it's worth, my wife also thinks it's going to hurt the overall creative process... but she also isn't writing fiction or doing creative things so while I respect the stance, I'm willing to ignore it and use the tools available in morally-justifiable ways to make my workload easier.
Yeah, I do think you underestimate how much more difficult it is going to make the work the curation guilds do, but that's just because of my past experience. And I have read another post that says they're already using tools that weed out AI gen articles etc.
In regards to the rest of our conversation, it is just a matter of opinion and I respect anyone who uses a tool responsibly to create something good. I'm currently working on a fantasy fiction novel, but no fiction of mine has gone anywhere near hive for a while now, and there is a reason for that.
I guess I'm just old school, but straight up, I get more inspiration (like enough to write whole chapters) from a walk in the mountains than I do by using any technological vehicle for inspiration. That doesn't mean I don't use the internet to get visual inspiration, and a lot for research, it's just the way my mind works I guess. A huge amount of the stronger work, writing that flows seamlessly (and rarely needs much editing) that is coming from my subconscious happens after I engage with nature, particularly walks etc in wilderness areas.
I can definitely get behind that! Walks in nature are a wonderful way to get writing flowing, and one of the things I miss most about no longer living on a farm with a ton of trees behind my house.